Check-In Post February 7th 2023

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I am worn out, but I've managed another 38 rows (another complete pattern) on the first sleeve without making any awful mistakes. I did end up with one stitch too many at one end, but I just ignored the next increase that end, which solved the problem.


I was out all morning, dealing with a few necessary errands, and hunting through a few of the charity shops I found a bag of crafting rubber stamps. I now have most of the alphabet in both capital letters and lower case (there are a few missing letters, ah well) plus some animal stamps (including a cloth, a gorilla, a snake, and a tarantula), three heart ones, and several butterflies. There are over 70 individual stamps, so not a bad haul.


I was very naughty though, because despite having enough yarn to make myself at least a dozen sweaters, I bought yarn for a sweater. In my defence, it is the most glorious shade of teal blue, and I told myself I'd only get it if they had enough of the same dye lot. They'd just had a delivery of yarn, hadn't even unpacked it, and at the bottom of one of the boxes was a whole pack of the colour I wanted, so obviously it was fate.

[wiseheart]

obviously it was fate

Of course it was! And congratulations to achieving all those rubber stamps. :)

[badly_knitted]

There were only three balls out on display, so I asked. I didn't realise the two massive boxes nearby were yarn that had been delivered that morning, so I went on the right day!

Thanks =)

[yarnofariadne]

Well done on the sleeve!

It sounds like an excellent charity shop haul. Teal blue is one of my favourite colours!

[badly_knitted]

Mine too, but I'd never seen yarn that colour until I found this one. It's acrylic, which I prefer for ease of washing - I don't have to worry about it shrinking in the wash - and 100g balls, which I also like because it means less ends to work in. Plus, not expensive and since I'm on a very tight budget that's very important.

[spiralicious]

Way to go on the sleeve!

Very nice rubber stamp haul.

The yarn was clearly fate. How could you not?

[badly_knitted]

Thanks =)

Indeed. I've been wanting that colour for months, but there's never been much of it on the shelves, so I got lucky this time!